House Votes to Cancel Amnesty
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House votes to cancel Obama amnestiesBrushing aside Democrats’ warnings of permanent political doom, House Republicans voted Wednesday to cancel President Obama’s deportation amnesties, casting it as an effort to undo a runaway White House untethered either to the Constitution or even to its own words and promises.
In a debate freighted with political, symbolic and constitutional significance, House Speaker John A. Boehner read the 22 times Mr. Obama had de
From the Center
House Votes to Block Obama’s Executive Immigration ActionsThe House Wednesday passed legislation to nullify President Barack Obama ’s immigration policies, tying the contentious matter to a bill funding homeland security and setting up a clash with Democrats who are expected block the measure in the Senate.
The vote was 236-191 for the spending bill after the House easily approved amendments to undo the president’s executive actions last year, and to block a program that gives safe harbor to young people brought to the U.S. as children. The latter amendment was adopted only narrowly, with centrist Republicans opposing...
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House votes to block Obama's immigration actions - but exposes new GOP divisionsLaunching a fresh attack on President Obama's immigration policies, the House voted 236 to 191 Wednesday to block immigration actions he took last year, passing the bill after adding a series of amendments gutting most of his immigration policy.
But the votes exposed the new political contours of the expanded Republican majority. Ten Republicans, mostly from suburban swing districts, voted against the final bill after 26 had voted against a proposal to end Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects hundreds of thousands of "dreamers." The children have...
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May 9th, 2024
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